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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
As long as the team that takes him lets him build up strength it shouldn't be a big deal. One of the biggest and most devasting hitting forwards I've watched in my lifetime was 5'11 Mike Peca.
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And how did that work out for him? He only played 3 FULL seasons of games in the NHL once he began playing with men.
Another Junior age player who was considered a top draft pick with outstanding skill that played physical was Gilbert Brule. Once he started playing against full grown men he tanked, partially because Columbus rushed him, but he couldn't take the pounding.